PALEWELL PRESS

Hillary Gonzalez (they/she) is a Baltimore based queer, disabled, and AuDHD poet, activist, birder and wildlife photographer. They are the authors of Seasons (2025), and a previous ecopoetry collection, Wild, Unfelt World (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, April 2026). They have been nominated for Baltimore Magazine's Reader's Choice: Best Poet of Baltimore (2026). Their poems have been published in numerous publications, including South Broadway Press, Canid Press, RAGE Zine, and in anthologies by Bi+ Book Gang, Yellow Arrow Publishing, Loblolly Press’ anthology: Understory vol. 1, a fundraising anthology for the victims of Hurricane Helene, The Body Archive by Cosmic Daffodil Journal, In Praise of Despair, an anthology for disabled artists and writers by Beyond the Veil Press, and their visual poem, "The Sound of Spring," was accepted by The Maryland Film Festival (2026), in their Vertical Shorts category. In 2026, Palewell Press published Where the Osprey Nest, an ecopoetry collection dedicated to heping the Osprey and other wildlife along the shores of Chesapeake Bay in the USA.

Hillary is a community organizer and activist, a founding board member of the Baltimore City nonprofit, Sacred Parks and Waterways, a survivor of domestic violence and CSA, and now works towards creating a better future–where all beings can flourish.

You can follow Hillary on their social media and Substack.

@hillarygonzalezpoetry, Instagram and Threads

• https://www.substack.com/hillarygonzalezpoetry
• https://www.facebook.com/hillarygonzalezpoetry
• https://www.hillarygonzalezpoetry.com